The Daily Blog Open Mic – 12th May 2024
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
The Editor doesn’t moderate this blog, 3 volunteers do, they are very lenient to provide you a free speech space but if it’s just deranged abuse or putting words in bloggers mouths to have a pointless argument, we don’t bother publishing.
All in all, TDB gives punters a very, very, very wide space to comment in but we won’t bother with out right lies or gleeful malice. We leave that to the Herald comment section.
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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/516434/city-deals-are-coming-to-nz-let-s-make-sure-they-re-not-city-back-room-deals
Keep an eye on this. Good-bad we need information. Possibly it is a bit of one and a lot of the other, but not to be embraced as an all-in package. Don’t sell us out, if we must sell ourselves, be like practical, intelligent whores knowing their self-worth, and give a little and keep the rest for later value.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2405/S00030/mans-original-psychological-separations.htm
This could be interesting and restore your mind after hearing this below.
Real Life Lore – Why Kazakhstan is Insanely Empty 47.10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clGyOL_UwN0
Real Life Lore – Why 80% of New Zealand is Empty 23.10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_g6-4swJ_s
Ow. Right on the sore place. Has Chris Trotter kicked us to touch or brought the game to a halt? Read ‘More Harm Than Good’ on Democracy Project. Thoughtful, insightful seemingly on the ball.
And from NZ Taxpayers Union (whoever they might be when we all? have to pay 15% on everything we buy, or repair, or anything really). And apparently the really wealthy pay less than half of what lesser people pay. e&oe
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2405/S00048/labour-up-greens-down-but-centre-right-remains-ahead.htm Friday, 10 May 2024
Labour wasn’t good, can National raise itself above the sneering, demeaning attitude of people who openly have to seek help through benefits? Businesses and farmers have other options, except if the commodities markets fall down. Then we will be caught with our pants down but it will still be SEP as the cause.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/516616/msd-receives-almost-5000-complaints-about-staff-in-two-years
Cows are nice animals it seems and help our country keep going with their milk. They produce better if treated well. That is something that politicians should remember about people!
This vet undertook some research on foot literally.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/2018937856/the-not-so-lame-story-of-a-country-vet
I haven’t caught up with social bonds yet. Have you? Here is something trying to replace proper gummint investment in basic people-citizen assistance.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/516238/mental-health-minister-matt-doocey-sought-advice-on-social-impact-bonds-to-fund-services